Yohnatan Elizarov is a rarity. After all, it’s rare to have an Israeli-born figure skater. It’s rare that an Israeli-born figure skater lives in Manitoba and it’s rare that Manitoba has any male figure skaters at all. It’s even rarer when one of them is good.

Growing up in Winnipeg with a dad who is a pilot, Dr. Samyra Stuart-Altman had the unique opportunity to experience different places growing up – spending some time in Thompson, MB, and the Caribbean – while otherwise being on a fairly common Jewish childhood trajectory – going to school at Brock Corydon, then River Heights, followed by Kelvin.“One thing I was really drawn to in all the places we travelled to was animals – hence, my journey into veterinary medicine, which has become my passion and profession today,” said Stuart-Altman.

By NICOLE BRYK Special to the JP&NSome of them were tailors, some of them were not. Some had families and some came alone. Some of them had survived concentration camps, others hid during the war or survived other atrocities by fleeing.

The Captain of the Winnipeg Jets almost willed his team to the Stanley Cup final last spring. We all know his Jets didn’t get past the Vegas Golden Knights, but there is little doubt now that Blake Wheeler and his mates are fully aware of what it takes to raise hockey’s Holy Grail.

Daniel and Lora Kazado along with their two children: Roz (8), and Roy (2). Daniel had a successful business in Istanbul, developing 3D models for buildings. He still has that business; now he has opened a branch office in Winnipeg.

By REBECA KUROPATWA

In 2016, Daniel and Lora Kazado decided to relocate their family from Istanbul to Winnipeg.Coming from Istanbul, Turkey, the Kazados chose Winnipeg over bigger Canadian cities like Toronto or Vancouver, to be able to enjoy the smaller, more relaxed nature of the city, as well as the openness of the community.

By BERNIE BELLANJust who are millennials? According to the most commonly accepted definition – as coined by authors Neil Howe and William Strauss in their 1991 book, Generations: The History of America’s Future, 1584 to 2069, a millennial is anyone born between the years 1982 and 2004.